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John H. Laub

Criminological Theorists and Social Scientists

American criminologist who co-developed, with Robert J. Sampson, the age-graded theory of informal social control, after rescuing the original Glueck longitudinal delinquency data files in 1987 and following their subjects into adulthood. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1953 1
Nationality
American 2
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Co-developed the age-graded theory of informal social control with Robert J. Sampson, built on the rediscovered Glueck longitudinal data. 1
Connections

Informed

Source Laub and Sampson 2001: Understanding Desistance from CrimeJohn H. Laub and Robert J. Sampson

Theories Developed

Source SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory: Age-Graded Theory of Informal Social Control
Sources
1. Wikipedia: John H. Laub
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  • Infobox, birth year
    1953 (age 72-73)
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2. Wikidata: John H. Laub
Wikidata Q1700319, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory: Age-Graded Theory of Informal Social Control
SAGE PublicationsTheories Developed: Life-Course Theory of Crime, p. 806View the Source
Laub and Sampson 2001: Understanding Desistance from Crime
John H. Laub and Robert J. Sampson, University of Chicago Press (Crime and Justice, vol. 28)Informed: Desistance, Author bylineView the Source
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